The Port of Beira has increased cargo handling capacity and strengthened security measures with the acquisition of new equipment valued at US$10 million, said an official source. Jan Vries, the managing director of Cornelder de Moçambique (the managing body of the complex), said that the cranes had also been modernised by installing a computer system called "C-Gate", which is already boosting competitiveness...
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Port of Beira foresees increased cargo handling capacity
The Port of Beira, in Sofala, plans to increase container handling capacity from 300 to 700,000 containers per year. The increase is the result of the port equipment modernisation process. The deputy administrator of Cornelder de Moçambique, the concession holder for the Port of Beira, António Libombo, says that the parks will be extended in order to improve the...
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Sofala: Port of Beira reduces fish processing by 14%
The Beira Fishing Port in Sofala, recorded a reduction in fish processing in 14%, compared to the same period last year, said an official source from the port. According to António Remédio, director of the Port of Beira, the late start of fishing activity, combined with the effects of climate change are part of the main causes...
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How does the war in Ukraine reduce cargo handled at the Port of Beira?
The Port of Beira is experiencing a slight decrease in cargo handling from traditional operator countries such as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and Botswana, due to the negative impact on the world economy and logistics as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The fact was revealed...
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Mozambique can export 83 million tons of various products by 2024
The country plans to export about 83 million tons of various goods by 2024 to the Interland countries through the ports of Maputo, Beira and Nacala. For this purpose, more than 80 percent of goods will be destined for Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The data was shared last Friday...
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Machipanda Line may be completed by March 2023
The Machipanda railway rehabilitation works may be concluded in the first quarter of next year, according to assurances from the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM). Miguel Matabel said that at this moment the execution of the works on the line that connects the Port of Beira and...
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Rehabilitation of the Machipanda railway line at an advanced stage
The rehabilitation of the Machipanda railway line, which connects the Port of Beira and Zimbabwe, is satisfying the company Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, owner of the infrastructure. The feeling was expressed in the last visit to some sections of the line being rehabilitated and to the sleepers factory in Dondo with the...
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Tete's Tilapia exported through the Port of Beira. More than 400 tons processed
More than 400 tons of fish of the tilapia species, raised in captivity in the Cahora Bassa reservoir, in Tete, were processed and exported through the Beira Fishing Port, in Sofala. The exportation of the tilapia fish comes under the shelter of a contract signed, recently, between the company Chicoa Fish, based in Songo district...
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Port of Beira reactivates bulk copper cargo in face of global container crisis
The port of Beira, one of the busiest in the country, has introduced bulk shipment of copper exported from southern Africa as an alternative to the current crisis in container transport